New community bringing 10K homes to eastern Collier County

One Southwest Florida community is going to be getting 10,000 new homes, new restaurants, and other commercial space.

It’s called the Rural Lands West community, and it’s between Golden Gate Estates and Ave Maria. The land is on Oil Well Road near Everglades Blvd.

“Ave Maria is just down the road. I think it's great. There are lots of infrastructures out here. I think a lot of people are going to be moving out here and it'll get a lot busier,” Golden Gate Estates resident Jack Tabar said.

The new community will be in eastern Collier County in an area that is already growing exponentially. In the last couple years, they got their first Publix, and other restaurants are now popping up.

“I love the estates, and it's growing, which I think is awesome. Now that the Publix is in, the CVS is in; it gives us things to do out here. We don't have to go all the way into town,” Golden Gate Estates resident Vincent Monzone said.

The development is still in the permitting process, but the developers say they expect to have homes built in 2020.

“I think its good news. I think it will do a lot for the community and help the area of Orangetree develop,” Tabar said.

A big concern with all those new homes is traffic. The developer says they are working with the county on a plan and they expect that the community will bring in $86 million in transportation impact fees.

Along with homes, there are plans to build restaurants, shopping, schools and businesses out there.